Takes Four Years
To Grow Coffee

Official selection at the Oscar®-qualifying 2021 Florida Film Festival and 2021 Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival.

A beautifully shot exploration of how Puerto Rican coffee farmers struggle to pass on their family traditions in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.


Short Film

Director
Omar Young

Edited by
Omar Young

Cinematography by
Kevin Garcia
Jon Benson

Composed by
Alonso Franco

Production Sound Mixing by
Ramsey Khawaja

Post-Production Sound Mixing by
Kyle Tesalona


Contributors

HACIENDA JUANITA / REV. LARRY AKERS / JENNIFER AKERS / HAYTHAM KHAWAJA / MARIELA VAZQUEZ / DANIEL POWLEY / KRISTA VOLLACK / NAINETTE GONZALEZ / ALEJANDRO REVILLA YOUNG / ISSY MOLESTINA / ADRIANA MENENDEZ / KASSANDRA KRUPULA / MIRKO VARILLAS / SHAWNDELL BRYANT / BRANDON AGUILAR / STEPHANIE FLORES / SASHEY COLON / CRYSTAL HERNANDEZ / SEBASTIAN RIVERA / MARIA TERESA DE JESUS / STEPHANIE PALLADINO / JENNA PALLADINO / RABI MALHOTRA / LIANA BENSON / DEREK TOMBS / NATHANIEL SILVA / CHRIS MERCADO / WILLIAM ST. LAURENT / VILMA MERINO / GLORIA SIERRA / COURTNEY JAMES / JUSTIN GIANGIULI / CLAUDIA LIVIA / VALERIE STARKS / CHARLIE DONATI / DIANA NAVAS - ROSETTE / MAIRA FRANCO